Sandra Kanck

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Overview

Sandra Kanck (née Cederblad) born Broken Hill, New South Wales April 20, 1950. Australian social reformer and peace activist. Politician; member of South Australian Parliament, 1993-2009. Led first delegation to Vietnam, 1994. Protested French atomic tests, Mururoa, 1971; opposed Iraq War; opposed US bases in Australia.

Quotations

“[T]he body can take up some of that fallout and the younger a person is the more likely it will take it up because, what it does, the body can’t tell the difference between strontium and calcium, and so if it’s exposed to strontium-90 it will take it up in the bones and deposit it as calcium. And I was outraged.” (interview, Oct 26, 2007)

Darlene Keju

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Overview

Darlene Keju-Johnson born Ebeye, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands April 23, 1951 (d. 1996). Pioneering anti-nuclear activist. Exposed widespread aftereffects of atomic testing on people of Marshall Islands.

Quotations

"We are doing our part to stop this nuclear madness. And although we are few we have done it! Which means you can do it too! . . . We must come together to save this world for our children and for the future generations." (Daniela Gioseffi, Women on War, p. 252)

Nicole Kidman

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Overview

Nicole Kidman born Honolulu, HI June 20, 1967. Australian actress; Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF 1994; UN Citizen of the World 2004; star of "The Interpreter" at UN 2005; UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador 2006; led UNiTE campaign against violence against women.

Quotations

"[Violence against women] is probably the most widespread human rights violation of our time." (April 22, 2008)

"I do believe there is enormous possibility to change this world." (nkidman.com, Jan. 27, 2006; photo posc.org)